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NASDAQ:MU

Micron Technology - MU Competitors

$63.09
-0.45 (-0.71%)
(As of 03/30/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$62.48
$64.10
50-Day Range
$53.90
$63.87
52-Week Range
$48.43
$86.24
Volume
22.84 million shs
Average Volume
15.05 million shs
Market Capitalization
$68.84 billion
P/E Ratio
11.45
Dividend Yield
0.73%
Price Target
$68.39

MU vs. MCHP, ADI, MPWR, SWKS, INTC, TXN, AVGO, NXPI, STM, and GFS

Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Microchip Technology (MCHP), Analog Devices (ADI), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Intel (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), Broadcom (AVGO), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.

Micron Technology vs.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Micron Technology received 2671 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.81% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 69.09% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Micron TechnologyOutperform Votes
3545
80.81%
Underperform Votes
842
19.19%
Microchip TechnologyOutperform Votes
874
69.09%
Underperform Votes
391
30.91%

Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Micron Technology pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microchip Technology pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Microchip Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Micron Technology$30.76 billion2.25$8.69 billion$5.5111.53
Microchip Technology$6.82 billion6.49$1.29 billion$3.6921.92

Micron Technology has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Micron Technology presently has a consensus target price of $68.39, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $90.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.01%. Given Microchip Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Micron Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Micron Technology
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70
Microchip Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

Microchip Technology has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of 22.78%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 50.01% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Micron Technology 22.78% 13.26% 9.89%
Microchip Technology 25.73% 50.01% 18.78%

78.0% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Micron Technology had 76 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Micron Technology and 11 mentions for Microchip Technology. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.16 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Micron Technology
12 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
37 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Microchip Technology
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Microchip Technology beats Micron Technology on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MU vs. The Competition

MetricMicron TechnologySemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$65.24B$22.75B$13.28B$5.89B
Dividend Yield0.77%27.14%4.31%4.51%
P/E Ratio11.5317.33292.3311.89
Price / Sales2.2519.59938.2356.68
Price / Cash4.0833.4225.2667.49
Price / Book1.407.118.775.04
Net Income$8.69B$998.95M$529.31M$191.58M
7 Day Performance3.59%-0.61%1.27%1.63%
1 Month Performance9.89%-2.33%-3.05%-5.38%
1 Year Performance-19.73%-18.51%-13.00%-17.41%

Micron Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MCHP
Microchip Technology
3.0488 of 5 stars
$82.30
+2.1%
$90.58
+10.1%
+1.4%$45.08B$6.82B22.3021,000
ADI
Analog Devices
3.0768 of 5 stars
$189.45
+1.5%
$213.68
+12.8%
+11.2%$95.83B$12.01B28.5724,450Positive News
MPWR
Monolithic Power Systems
2.5606 of 5 stars
$510.50
+4.2%
$542.09
+6.2%
-4.2%$24.15B$1.79B56.473,247News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
3.0864 of 5 stars
$116.36
+1.8%
$120.35
+3.4%
-17.0%$18.50B$5.49B15.8711,150Short Interest ↑
Positive News
INTC
Intel
2.7333 of 5 stars
$29.03
+3.2%
$29.48
+1.6%
-39.7%$116.37B$63.05B14.81131,900Analyst Report
Short Interest ↑
TXN
Texas Instruments
2.8898 of 5 stars
$180.28
+2.2%
$179.70
-0.3%
-5.2%$159.78B$20.03B19.1833,000Positive News
AVGO
Broadcom
2.5923 of 5 stars
$639.23
+1.3%
$674.17
+5.5%
-2.5%$266.51B$33.20B21.5220,000Analyst Upgrade
Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
2.6628 of 5 stars
$182.04
+3.1%
$188.95
+3.8%
-8.1%$47.24B$13.21B17.2434,500Gap Up
STM
STMicroelectronics
2.288 of 5 stars
$50.90
+3.2%
$52.70
+3.5%
+11.6%$46.23B$16.13B12.1551,370Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
2.3837 of 5 stars
$69.74
+2.2%
$79.86
+14.5%
-7.0%$37.09B$8.11B26.5214,600
This page (NASDAQ:MU) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff